A new species of Geotrigona Moure from the Caribbean coast of Colombia (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Authors: Gonzalez, Victor Country: Colombia DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.172.2735 Published: Jan. 1, 2012 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Apoidea · Topics: Plant and animal studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Botanical Research and Applications

A new species of the Neotropical stingless bee genus Geotrigona Moure from the Caribbean coast of Colombia is described and figured. Geotrigona joearroyoi sp. n. belongs to the fulvohirta species group and is distinguished on the basis of color and type of pubescence on the metasomal terga. New geographical records and an updated key to the species of Geotrigona are provided.

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